I would normally agree with you on that (nVidia ftw, lol), but from what I underdstand the 240 is a hit-and-miss card. Sometimes it's better than an 8800GS, sometimes it's not. Sometimes it's as good as an 8800GT, sometimes it's as bad as an 8600GT. You get the idea.

From what I understand, the 5670 is better than a GT 240, what with DX11 and all. 4670 I'm not sure of, prolly around the same level. I'd suggest the 5670, as I don't think a 240 could handle it.

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Hmm the 5670 is about 10-15% faster than the GT (G)DDR3 version, but I haven't seen a comparison with the GT 240 GDDR5 version yet. I bet they'd be very close. The 5670 does have DX11 where the GT 240 does not (Am I going to miss the DX11 feature?)...but again I like nvidia drivers better...

Well, you might not. Then again, when next year rolls around and they phase out DX9 support it's going to be all DX10.1/11. DX10 was mainly a exercise from what I hear, barely any developers have bothered with it, so 8-300 series owners are going to have a hard time. If the 5670 costs the same, performs on a par or better and has DX11 support, I'd go with that.

the bold is one of the stupidest reasons i have heard of not to buy a card that performs the same and even sometimes better as the cards that you are considering. It has all of the "features" of the other cards(other then onboard audio). But the other reason are valid. Keep in mind this post is just my opinion and isn't intended to piss anyone off.

Now to answer the original question i would go with the 5670. I myself hate ATI drivers but Nvidia doesn't have anything that can stack up to ATI in this level.

Damn, your card is even worse than mine
Anyway, GT240 (you can replace it later as a physx card!)
Or 5670 512 (the 1GB is ONLY waste of money)
4670 or GT430 NO WAY!!!
if you want to go for them than you better get 8400GS

There were "green" models of the HD5770 and HD5750 without any extra PCIe power connectors. All the power was delivered from the PCIe slot. Not sure how big they were, but they'd be an excellent choice if you can fit them inside. They should cost around 100-120 EUR.